"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." ~George Bernard Shaw

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Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Day 9-Cooking class

Today after our wonderful breakfast of fresh fruit, yogurt ,orange juice ,coffee and mango omelets - we went up the street just a few blocks toPilar’s Cooking School “La Casa de los Sabores”. What a absolute treatfor us. There was only one other student, Lucy from NYC, and we all gotalong like peas in a pod. First off we went to the little market not too faraway and purchased all the items we would need.

Our menu today was:Squash Blossoms filled with Requeson CheeseSalsa Verde - smoky tomatillo sauceTortilla Soup seasoned with Avocado leavesPoblano chilies filled with chicken in a nut sauceand Coconut FlanI will be happy to share all the recipes once we get back!Pilar was a great teacher and we all had a good experience making all thedishes together. After we were done cooking-we sat down and had a delicious meal!

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